Tag Archives: Uganda

Why communities living closest to African wildlife conservancies are demanding more ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Communities that live closest to wildlife conservancies across Africa want their contribution to the continent’s booming wildlife-based tourism recognized – with a bigger cheque. The communities are targeting money from governments, the private sector …

  EU, FAO unveils a Shs 33.8 billion project to combat climate change in the cattle corridor Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The European Union in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization has unveiled a new five-year project that seeks to empower Uganda’s rural communities in most vulnerable …

  How the Cranes blundered in Cairo when they went on strike over pay and refused to train THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Last week, the Uganda Cranes players went on strike in Cairo Egypt, where they were competing in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). They …

Experts react to Museveni strategy Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Respond to fire with fire. That appears to be the strategy behind President Yoweri Museveni’s recent restructuring of the police force and deployment of military generals to head four of its 19 directorates. According to security experts, however, more …

Luanda, Angola | AFP |  The presidents of Rwanda and Uganda on Friday pledged at a summit in Angola to seek to resolve tensions that have erupted between their two countries in recent months. Rwanda’s Paul Kagame and Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni, once close allies, have exchanged public accusations of spying …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Journalist-cum-Pastor Joseph Kabuleta was this evening picked up by men believed to be from security. According to eye witnesses, Kabuleta was picked up by people believed to be plain cloth detectives at Drew and Jacs Restaurant in Lugogo ahead of his Friday evening fellowship. Claire …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amirali Karmali, the proprietor of Mukwano Industries Uganda Limited is dead. The entrepreneur died quietly on Wednesday evening at his home in Kololo, according to reports. Karmali, born in the 1930s is the father to Alykhan Karmali, who is currently running the family …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police FC’s Abdallah Mubiru has been named coach of the Uganda Cranes preparing for the African Championship of Nations (CHAN) 2020 qualifiers. This is the second big assignment ex-international Mubiru has been given this year, after guiding Cranes to the COSAFA tournament in May. It was a …

Santosh Gumte is the Managing Director for paint maker, Plascon Uganda Limited. He spoke to The Independent’s Julius Businge about the company’s business and related sector issues What opportunities have you outlined in the new budget whose implementation began on July 01? It is a good budget. It is a …

UTB says offers are good but the process must be transparent Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s tour operators are requesting government to offer them more tax incentives to boost investment in the sector even as trade experts say the move denies the economy of huge sums of money. …